Portugal vs Romania: Number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education
Number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education over time
- Portugal
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 868,689 Persons against 599,065 Persons in Portugal, a difference of 269,624 Persons.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.5 times Portugal's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 15th and Romania ranks 12th of 29 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 606,012 Persons | 936,112 Persons | 330,100 Persons | Romania |
| 2020s | 586,285 Persons | 876,005 Persons | 289,720 Persons | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education, Portugal or Romania?
- Romania, at 868,689 Persons against 599,065 Persons in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education between Portugal and Romania?
- 269,624 Persons, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education?
- Portugal ranks 15th and Romania ranks 12th of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education — Students enrolled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on the number of students (initial education only) and repeaters by grade and level of education. The default table displays data for the latest available year and for all ages. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, by age (only for the number of students by grade) and sex. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.